Chapter 5 of The Blue Envelope is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Blue Envelope is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box. There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki. She had not done this without misgivings. Disturbing thoughts had come to her. Was it the right thing to do?
Chapter 5 of The Blue Envelope is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.”
the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading “There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.”
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading “Disturbing thoughts had come to her.”
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading “She had not done this without misgivings.”
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading “There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.”
past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly
From this reading “There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.”
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading “CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading “There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
aimlessly drifting
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
the lower side of anything
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
put or send forth
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Disturbing thoughts had come to her.
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading Disturbing thoughts had come to her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Was it the right thing to do?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She had not done this without misgivings.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Disturbing thoughts had come to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it the right thing to do?
the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
the act of departing
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading She had not done this without misgivings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not done this without misgivings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Was it the right thing to do?
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
in or at that place or location
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
a special situation
From this reading Was it the right thing to do?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had not done this without misgivings.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Disturbing thoughts had come to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
precisely as stated
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading There, on leaving Cape Prince of Wales, she had stowed the blue envelope addressed to Phi Beta Ki.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAST ADRIFT There was a shallow space beneath a tray of color-tubes in the very bottom of Marian's paint-box.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had not done this without misgivings.
Chapter 5 of The Blue Envelope by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 182 sentences of The Blue Envelope, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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